Guy Deutscher is that rare beast an academic who talks good sense about linguistics he argues in a playful & provocative way that our mother tongue does indeed affect how we think & just as important how we perceive the world Observer Does language reflect the culture of a society? Is our mother-tongue a lens through which we perceive the world? Can different languages lead their speakers to different thoughts? In Through the Language Glass acclaimed author Guy Deutscher will convince you that contrary to the fashionable academic consensus of today the answer to all these questions is
- yes A delightful amalgam of cultural history & popular science this book explores some of the most fascinating & controversial questions about language culture & the human mind
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Back due to popular demand! In this book Richard Idemon teaches us how to look at the natal chart to gain rich new insight into our deepest nature
- the hidden agendas childhood patterns & the belief systems that invariably shape our lives & relationships Combining the symbolism of astrology mythology & Jungian psychology he teaches us how to break free of the entrenched attitudes that limit & restrict us Above all Idemon provides new depth & dimension to the understanding of the most important aspect of our lives
- how we reach out & interact with others He tells us that the important people in our lives are like looking glasses
- mirrors of our unfolding process toward a fuller consciousness By looking into these mirrors we can transform ourselves & thus change the relationships which are so important to us


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Alice's second adventure takes her through the looking-glass to a place even curiouser than Wonderland She finds herself caught up in the great looking-glass chess game & sets off to become a queen It isn't as easy as she expects at every step she is hindered by nonsense characters who crop up & insist on reciting poems Some of these poems such as ' The Walrus & The Carpenter' & ' Jabberwocky' are as famous as the Alice stories themselves Macmillan was the original publisher of Alice in 1865 & is proud to remain true to the vision of its creators Every bit as iconic are Sir John Tenniel's remarkable black line illustrations perfectly capturing the combination of the ordinary & the extraordinary at the heart of Wonderland This beautiful celebratory edition of Through the Looking-Glass has a gorgeous cover with a shiny silver foiled looking-glass & is packed full of fun bonus material including a quiz wordsearch & a glossary Lewis Carroll's classic children's book is brought to life like never before! ...

Through soft & warm illustrations & without words Sarah Laidlaw tells the story of the year -- from planting the garden in spring & a summer's day spent at the beach to playing in the autumn leaves & decorating the Christmas tree together This chunky board book is a celebration of nature seasonal change & family togetherness through the year Children & parents can imagine their own story or simply enjoy spotting characters & details in the beautiful pictures ...

' It came from the woods Most strange things do' Five mysterious spine-tingling stories follow journeys into (and out of?) the eerie abyss These chilling tales spring from the macabre imagination of acclaimed & award-winning comic creator Emily Carroll Come take a walk in the woods & see what awaits you there ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Get ready for a runaway comedy that&s right on track! Danny De Vito & Billy Crystal are hilarious & Anne Ramsey is hysterically frightful in this wickedly screwball laugh-riot that won a Gold Globe nomination for De Vito & an Oscar nomination for Ramsey With Rob Reiner & Oprah Winfrey on board for cameos this fast-track comedy will certainly make you laugh Writing teacher Larry Donner (Crystal) & his student Owen Lift (De Vito) have a lot in common the women in their lives are driving them mad! Larry&s ex-wife Margaret (Kate Mulgrew) stole his novel & made it her own bestseller & Owen&s mother (Ramsey) is a monster! But Owen has a plan to kill both problems literally He&ll murder Margaret while Larry sends Momma to her maker! But when Owen fulfils his end of the deal before telling his teacher Larry&s left with no alibi & an outrageous obligation to knock off the nastiest old lady he&s ever met! ...

The world&s first dodgeball card game Collect cards Play your hand Throw things at your friends Throw Throw Burrito is what you get when you cross a card game with dodgeball Try to collect matching sets of cards faster than your opponents while simultaneously ducking dodging & throwing squishy airborne burritos The cards you collect earn points but getting hit by flying burritos loses them So clear some space & put away the antiques because you’ve never played a card game quite like this before How it works Place a pair of burritos on a table & draw cards Keep your cards a secret Rack up points by finding sets of three in the deck Find matches before anyone else does If someone plays Burrito Cards a Battle ensues Steal points from your opponents by hitting them with squishy toy burritos Declare war on your friends Some battles only involve a handful of players Others force the entire table to engage in a Burrito War Duel to determine the winner During a Burrito Duel two players must stand back to back walk three paces & FIRE Players 2-6 Playing time 15 mins Ages 7 ...

Throw Throw Burrito Extreme Outdoor Edition has all the fun stuff of the original game but we've seriously upgraded the throwable Burritos Instead of throwing squishy foam at each other you get to launch GIGANTIC INFLATABLE BURRITOS at your friends while playing with hilarious oversized cards Game Contents Two 91cm inflatable burritos Super durable water-resistant oversized cards Game Tokens Instructions ...

Description below is for brand new sealed products & may not represent the item fully Images are for illustration only Contents & item condition may vary All items are sold in working condition Instruction manuals guides downloadable or online accessible content listed on the product are not guaranteed to be included Throw Throw Burrito Extreme Outdoor Edition has all the fun stuff of the original game but we've seriously upgraded the throwable Burritos Instead of throwing squishy foam at each other you get to launch GIGANTIC INFLATABLE BURRITOS at your friends while playing with hilarious oversized cards Game Contents Two 91cm inflatable burritos Super durable water-resistant oversized cards Game Tokens Instructions ...

Abby Palmer & Dean Logan are two broken people with one thing in common they&re both victims of a brutal government mind control experiment--and they&re the only two who escaped alive Abby is a homeless drifter & Dean is trying to outrun the horrors of his past when the program finds them againand they become the other&s only chance to survive The program gifted them both with abilities beyond a normal human&s imagination--and as Dean & Abby realize what was done to them they&re determined to use those abilities to destroy the program & its sinister architect Dr Elizabeth Ostrander once & for all A brand new science fiction spy thriller by the creative team of CAITLIN KITTREDGE & STEVEN SANDERS Collects issues 1 through 4 ...